Glossary

Address Record. Maps a domain name (such as example.com) to a numeric address that computers recognize (10.45.54.231).

Admin Contact

The name, address, phone number and email address of the person who administers the domain.

Advanced Settings

Edit the files that are associated with the domain (A Record, CNAME Record, MX Record, and TXT Record).

Auth Code

The auth code is a unique combination of characters that is used to show verifiable proof of ownership of a domain. If you are transferring a domain to another service provider, you must supply the auth code to that provider to show that you have the authority to transfer the domain. The auth code can only be generated by the owner of the domain.

Auth codes must be 8 to 32 characters long and contain at least one number, one letter, and one special character.

AU Registrant Information

Registrant Name - (Required) Enter the legal entity such as a company, incorporated association, government agency or individual person; cannot be a registered business name or trademark. Registrant ID - Enter the identifier of the registrant (for example, the business or trade license number) in the text box, and choose the registrant ID type from the drop-down list.Eligibility Type - (Required) Choose the reason that you are eligible for the domain name. The Eligibility Ttype must correspond to the Eligibility Name. For example, if you are using your company name to register the domain, then your Eligibility Type is Company. If you are using your Registered Business Name to register the domain, then your Eligibility Type is Registered Business, even if you are also a company. Eligibility Name - Enter the name of the person who is eligible to register the domain.Eligibility ID - Enter the eligibility document identifier in the text field, and choose the eligibility type from the drop-down list. You only need to complete this field if the value is different from the Registrant ID, for example, when your are using a registered business name or trademark to make yourself eligible for the domain name.

Reason for change - Indicate the reason that you are changing the .AU Registrant information.

Canonical Name Record. Allows you to create an alias for your domain. For example, you can make 'www.example.com' an alias for 'example.com' so that visitors can use either one to find your webpage.

Contact Privacy

A service that hides your identity (address, phone number, email address) when a WHOIS lookup is done on your domain name.

CVV Number

Card Verification Value. A security code number on a credit card that is not part of the account number. On MasterCard and Visa cards it is a 3-digit number on the back of the card; on American Express cards it is a 4-digit number on the front of the card.

CED

Charter Eligibility Declaration. Required when ordering .ASIA domains to satisfy the requirement that at least one of the domain contacts (admin, billing, owner, tech) must be a legal entity in the DotAsia community. For Legal Entity Type and Identification Type, if you choose "Other" you must describe the entity type in the corresponding Type field; the maximum number of characters is 255.

Custom Nameservers

Allows you to register nameservers at the registry based on your domain name, for example, ns1.mydomain.com.

Type any text here to obtain a list of suggested domain names, including their availability and registration cost.

DNS

Domain Name System. A number of interconnected computers that translate domain names (such as example.com) into the numeric IP addresses that computers recognize (10.45.54.231).

Domain Forwarding

Allows you to redirect visitors to another website (that you own) when they type your domain name in their browser. Use the Masked/Not masked feature to determine whether or not the destination URL will be displayed in the browser address line.

Domain Manager

Allows you to easily edit, renew, or upgrade your domains.

Domain Locking

Domain locking is a security feature that prohibits certain changes to a domain. If a domain is locked, transfers and DNS modification cannot be made until the domain is unlocked.

DNSSEC Records

This section allows you to submit DNSSEC information to the registry, if DNSSEC is offered by your DNS provider. If you are submitting DNSSEC information, you must complete all of the available fields.

To add DNSSEC information

1. Click the plus sign (+).

2. In each of the fields, enter the information that was supplied to you by your DNS provider, and then click Save.

Permanent Resident
A permanent resident as defined in the Immigration Act (Canada) R.S.C. 1985, c.I-2, as amended from time to time, who is "ordinarily resident" in Canada and of the age of majority under
the laws of the province or territory in Canada in which he or she resides or last resided.
("Ordinarily resident in Canada" means an individual who resides in Canada for more than 183 days in the twelve month period immediately
preceding the date of the applicable request for registration of the .ca domain name or sub-domain name and in each
twelve month period thereafter for the duration of the domain name registration.)

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

John Doe

Fred-Albert Doon DDS

Bernard St-James o/a St-James Services

Canadian Citizen
The Registrant's name must be the full legal name of the Canadian Citizen who will hold the domain name registration as the name would appear on a passport, driver's license or other identification document issued by a government.
The name may be followed by a space and “o/a xxxx” where “o/a” stands for “Operating As” and “xxxx” can be any alpha-numeric string designated by the applicant and subject to applicable rules and length restrictions (e.g. “John Doe o/a Doe Consulting Group”) . The name may also be followed by a space and a degree granted to the registrant by a recognized degree granting institution or a recognized professional designation which the registrant has the right to use (eg. PhD, MD, DDS.)

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

John Doe

Fred-Albert Doon PhD

Bernard St-James o/a St-James Services

Legal Representative of a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident:
An executor, administrator or other legal representative of a Person listed as a Canadian
Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada.

Note: This registrant type is only available to a person or entity that has been appointed by legal
process to represent an individual who is not competent to represent him or herself.
It is not available to anyone who represents a Canadian or foreign corporation in any capacity.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

John Smith (Jayne Smith, executor)

Corporation (Canada or Canadian province or territory): A corporation under the laws of Canada or any province or territory of Canada
Registrant name must be the full legal name of the corporation and must be followed by the jurisdiction of incorporation (eg. Canada, Ontario, NWT) unless it is obvious from the corporation's name.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

123745 Canada Inc.

Smith Corp. of Ontario

Smith Ltée. Canada

Government or government entity in Canada: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, a province or a territory; an agent of Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada,
of a province or of a territory; a federal, provincial or territorial Crown corporation, government agency or government entity; or a regional, municipal or local area government.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Government of Alberta

Export Development Corporation (EDC) (Canada)

Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DCIO)

The Corporation of the City of Toronto

Canadian Educational Institution:

a university or college which is located in Canada and which is authorized or recognized as a university or college under an Act of the legislature
of a province or territory of Canada; or

a college, post-secondary school, vocational school, secondary school, pre-school or other school or educational institution which is located in Canada
and which is recognized by the educational authorities of a province or territory of Canada or licensed under or maintained by an Act of Parliament of
Canada or of the legislature of a province or territory of Canada.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

University of British Columbia (UBC)

St-John's Middle School of Ottawa

Advanced Languages Institute of Ontario (ALI)(Ontario)

Canadian Unincorporated Association is principally intended for religious congregations, social and sports clubs and community groups
which are based and operating in Canada. An unincorporated organization, association or club where:

at least 80% of whose members:

are ordinarily resident in Canada (if such members are individuals); or

meet the requirements of any one of the following Registrant Types: Corporation (Canada or Canadian province or territory),
Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident of Canada, Partnership Registered in Canada, Trust established in Canada, Legal Representative
of a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident; and

at least 80% of whose directors, officers, employees, managers, administrators or other representatives are ordinarily resident in Canada.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

St-Alban's Reformed Church of Victoria

Archdiocese of Montréal

Sun Youth Montréal

Canadian Hospital: A hospital which is located in Canada and which is licensed, authorized or approved to operate as a hospital under an Act
of the legislature of a province or territory of Canada.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Royal Victoria Hospital - Québec

Sick Children's Hospital of Ontario

Partnership Registered in Canada: A partnership, more than 66 2/3 % of whose partners meet the requirements of one of the following Registrant
Types: Corporation (Canada or Canadian province or territory), Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident of Canada, Trust established in Canada or a Legal
Representative of a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident, which is registered as a partnership under the laws of any province or territory of Canada.
The Registrant's name must be the registered name of the partnership that will hold the domain name registration. The Registrant name must be followed by the jurisdiction of registration (eg. Alberta) and the registration number.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Xenon Partnership (Ontario)

Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP (Ontario)

John Doe Partnership, British Columbia

Trade-mark registered in Canada (by a non-Canadian owner): A Person which does not fall under any other registrant type, but which is the owner of a
trade-mark which is the subject of a registration under the Trade-marks Act (Canada) R.S.C. 1985, c.T-13 as amended from time to time, but in this case
such permission is limited to a request to register a .ca domain name consisting of or including the exact word component of that registered trade-mark.

This Registrant Type is only intended for Registrants which do not meet the requirements associated with any other registrant type but which have a
trade-mark registered in Canada. (Trade-marks subject of trade-mark applications and trade-marks registered in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, do not qualify.)

The domain name to be registered must include the trade-mark. (eg. If the trade-mark is AVEA this type of registrant can register avea.ca or aveaisus.ca but not xyz.ca).

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Arcuros SPA - TMA1762466

Canadian Trade Union: A trade union which is recognized by a labour board under the laws of Canada or any province or territory of Canada and which has its head office in Canada.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) - Québec

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)

Canadian Political Party: A political party registered under a relevant electoral law of Canada or any province or territory of Canada

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC)

Union Nationale du Québec

Reform Party - Alberta

Canadian Library, Archive or Museum: An institution, whether or not incorporated, that is:

located in Canada;

not established or conducted for profit or does not form part of, or is not administered or directly
or indirectly controlled by, a body that is established or conducted for profit in which is held and maintained a collection of documents and
other materials that is open to the public or to researchers.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Royal Ontario Museum

Musé des Beaux Arts de Montréal

Trust established in Canada: A trust established and subsisting under the laws of a province or territory of Canada,
more than 66 2/3 % of whose trustees meet the requirements of one of the following Registrant Types: Corporation
(Canada or Canadian province or territory), Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident of Canada, or a Legal Representative of a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Marie Daigle Trust - (100%)

Arbeit Trust - (70%)

Aboriginal Peoples (individuals or groups) indigenous to Canada: Any Inuit, First Nation, Metis or other people indigenous to Canada, and any
collectivity of such Aboriginal peoples.

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

John Doe

Fred-Albert Doon DDS

Bernard St-James o/a St-James Services

Indian Band recognized by the Indian Act of Canada: Any Indian band as defined in the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, as amended from time to time, and any group of Indian bands;

Examples of Valid Registrant Names for this Type:

Lac la Ronge Indian Band

Official mark registered in Canada: A Person which does not meet the requirements for any other Registrant Type, but which is a Person intended to be
protected by Subsection 9(1) of the Trade-Marks Act (Canada) at whose request the Registrar of Trade-marks has published notice of adoption of any badge,
crest, emblem, official mark or other mark pursuant to Subsection 9(1), but in this case such permission is limited to a request to register a .ca domain
name consisting of or including the exact word component of such badge, crest, emblem, official mark or other mark in respect of which such Person requested publications.
Note: This registrant type is only intended for Registrants which do not meet the requirements associated with any other registrant type but which have an Official Mark registered
in Canada.
The domain name must include the official mark (eg. If the official mark is WIPO, the registrant can register wipo.ca but not intellectual-property.ca)

A computer server that maps domain names such as example.com to their IP address (10.45.54.231). The name servers are automatically set when you register a domain, but can also be provided by your web hosting service.

NS Record

Name Server Record. Cannot be modified, and are displayed here for informational purposes only.

Nexus

Required when ordering .US domains to certify that the domain owner is a resident or has a business within the United States.

A number assigned to the mail hosts in the MX record that determines how email should be routed.

Personal Names Domain Forwarding

Domain Forwarding allows you to redirect visitors to another website (that you own) when they type your domain name in their browser. There are two ways to do this:

Click Forward using domain forwarding service to specify the address of the destination website. Click Enabled to implement domain forwarding. If you do not want your website address to appear in the browser address field, click Masked.